The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-02-13
WATER BILLS In TRENTON.
HUDSPETH's FAR REA CHING BILL AND
B4RRETT'S NIPPERS.

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Resume OF some Bills Pending In the
Legislature in which the People Of
Hudson County are Deeply Interested
The Powers Conferred by Hudspeth's
BilI-Wil1 They all Become Laws.
The SUNDAY MORNING NEWS has been
furnished with the full text of Assembly.
man Hudspeth's Water Bill As it is a
matter of large concern to the public, it
is summarized below. Section provides
that whenever two or more cities make
application to the Governor, in writing,
signed by the Mayor or a majority of the
Finance Board, stating that the cities
named desire to construct water works.
the Governor shall appoint two persons, if
the city has more than 100. 600 people, and
one if the city has less than 100000 peo-
pie, trustees to execute the powers au-
thorized by the provisions of the act.
Each company so organized shall be
known as the Public Trust Water Com
pany. Section empowers the trustees to
purchase and hold all real estate, water
and water rights, and to divert streams,
build reservoirs and works, and lay pipes
and conduits necessary for the purposes of
the act; but such complny shall not have
power to take or divert any water or do
any act which will prevent any city now
being supplied with its water from hav-
ing and receiving an adequate sup
ply of pure and wholesome water Sec
tons 3, A, 5 and 6, empowers the company
to make surveys and con Tenn the lanes
and water rights they need in the ordering,
was, and every company organized under
the act may. With the consent of the cities
represented in the companies sell and dis
pose of its water; appoint chief engineers,
ETC., aud section 13 provides for the filing
of report by the company with thu board
having charge of the finances os the city,
recommending the location of storage
reservoir or reservoirs at an altitude suffi-
cient to supply all OF said cities with pure
water by gravity. and at point where the
supply shall be not less than eighty mill
ions Of gallons daily The act prohibits
the said company proceeding with its work
till the report last referred to shall have
been approved by the Finance Board
Section Is provides for the issuance of
bonds Ito bear 5 per cent interest or less)
by the cities included in the company. in
amount not exceeding $3,0e0,0 600, each city
to the Combined population of all the cities
represented. The entire proceeds Of the
bonds issued shall be paid to tia trustees
of the company. Section % says that no
portion of the bonds issued by any city. or
of the moneys proceeding FROM the sale
thereof. shall be used by any such city, or
any department or officer thereof, for any
other purpose than that specified in this
act, under penalty of Imprisonment After
the works shall have been completed any
city maybecome represented in the company
by payment to the company Of the proper
ton of the original cost, which said city
would have been required to furnish had
it been represented at the time of con-
struction. Section rs provides that each
city represented shall, in proportion to its
population, pay for the annual expense of
maintainings said water works, and such
am ount in each city may be provided for
by water rents or general taxation Ar
other section empowers the Finance Boards
of the cities represented to increase the
supply of water by the issuance of adii-
tional bonds. Another section says that
if the cities represented In said company :.
shall have a water supply prior to the
formation of the company which they de-
sire to improve or purify, the said company
shall, upon the request of thu Finance
Boards, present plan for the Improves
ment or publication of said water supply,
with the cost thereof estimated, and if the
said Boards approve, the company shall !
improve aud purify said supply of water,
and for the purpose OF paying for said
work the said cities may also issue
bonds. The Trustees shall hold ofic.
for five years, and their successors
shall be appointed by the Governor
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boards of the cities which shall have ap-
Piled FIR the appointment of trustees sep
arately resolve that it is not desirable for
such city to issue its bonds to construct
such water works, the company shall have
power to construct and operate such water
works, and until the taking of said water
works by the cities, shall furnish the entire
water supply to the cities represented in
the company, in the same manner as if
such works had been constructed by said
cities under this act by the issue of their
bonds; and for the purpose of Obtaining
the necessary water and water rights, land
and interests for the construction and ope-
ration of such works, said company is en-
pow cred to borrow money; ssld company
may agree, with any numoer of persons,
that if such persons furnish 1t with the
moneys necessary to complete the water
works contemplated, that the ssi1 com
pany will issue lis per cent bonds
for a sum not exceeding $4,000, 900.
Sec ion SO provides that the boards in the
cities rep esented shall cause to be estab-
lished such rates, taxel or rents for water
as shall, in addition to all other charges
upon said taxes or rents, produce a sum of
money annually 10 per cent. greater than
the amount required to pay the interest
upon said bonds and the expenses of oper-
ating such water works. Section 40 pro-
vides that at any time after tho expiration
of twenty years from the completion of the
works, the cities represented may pay the
said bonds upon giving six months notice,
as required by this act Section Al pro-
vides that for the purpose of raising moaey